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23. I'm confused, I thought the main group in that area was Boko Haram, not ISIS

Sat Dec 27, 2025, 01:14 PM

2 hrs ago

Yes, they pledge allegiance to IS (Islamic State), but they are not the same group as ISIS.

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"local christians coexist..." until we started bombing them rampartd 8 hrs ago #2

if there were no oil involved i would really be confused. rampartd 8 hrs ago #4

This 👆 Roy Rolling 6 hrs ago #12

If there is, he has super-duper Igel 1 hr ago #27

HE'S A SADISTIC PSYCHOPATH! ColoringFool 8 hrs ago #5

he does intend to kill us all. rampartd 8 hrs ago #6

He certainly wouldn't care if he did. littlemissmartypants 7 hrs ago #9

i thought just carelessness rampartd 7 hrs ago #10

The kind of guy, popsdenver 3 hrs ago #21

It was the idiot military that decided on the target. Biophilic 7 hrs ago #7

Trump's love of attacking helpless POC Dave Id 7 hrs ago #8

So a Christmas bombing for no reason. travelingthrulife 6 hrs ago #13

I've never once felt uncomfortable saying Merry Christmas. yardwork 6 hrs ago #14

i forced myself this year. barbtries 1 hr ago #26

As I recall, he once said of the nuclear bombs, tavernier 6 hrs ago #15

Might make sense if Jabo wasn't way up north. paleotn 5 hrs ago #17

U.S. bombs, while China builds infrastructure in the continent n/t hibbing 3 hrs ago #20

yeah. barbtries 1 hr ago #25

How much more of this is he planning now, Bayard 3 hrs ago #22

Boko Haram's mostly NE. Igel 1 hr ago #28

this is so disturbing. barbtries 2 hrs ago #24

Anyone will do. Kind of like the small boats in Venezuela. IronLionZion 41 min ago #29